Over the past three decades, total knee replacement (TKR) has become the standard surgical treatment option for patients suffering from osteoarthritis of the knee who have not responded to more conservative measures such as medication, injections and physical therapy. In…
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Charles Bush-Joseph, MD, sports medicine physician at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, was recently elected 2012 president of the Major League Baseball Team Physician Association, according to a practice news release.
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Roger V. Ostrander, MD, and James R. Andrews, MD, founder of Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla., have developed and perfected the arthroscopic triple-row rotator cuff repair technique, according to a Digital Journal report.
Aesculap Implant Systems, a B. Braun company, recently released the SecureSpan laminoplasty fixation system, according to at Bradenton report.
APMR Spinal & Skeletal Pain Medicine, an eight-physician practice based in Upstate New York and in Northern Virginia, installed an electronic medical records system three years ago. Nameer R. Haider, MD, a partner in the practice, makes five points about…
Taylor K. Smith, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with offices in San Francisco and Greenbrae, Calif., recently received the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2011 Humanitarian Award, according to an organization news release.
John Schurman II, MD, recently rejoined Advanced Orthopaedic Associates in Wichita, Kan., after leaving the practice in 2002 to form Kansas Joint & Spine Institute, according to a report from The Wichita Eagle.
R. Robert Franks, Jr., DO, a sports medicine specialist, has joined Rothman Institute in Philadelphia, according to a practice news release.